Pou 2-2 (6-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 25, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 21, 2003. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 21, 2003. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through June 21, 2003 were 4.20 billion, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Beginning May 14, 2003 Louisiana data is being published separately. Other States Total category includes California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 2, 2003. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,859 29,070 *29,026 29,247 28,589 28,236 AR : 30,945 30,963 *30,369 30,797 31,052 30,754 DE : 3,672 3,892 3,752 3,761 3,640 3,703 FL : 1,429 1,329 *1,350 1,329 1,329 1,290 GA : *32,852 32,375 *32,622 32,625 *32,759 32,188 KY : 6,711 *6,607 *6,644 6,623 6,579 6,506 LA : 3,923 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,892 MD : 9,705 9,774 9,571 9,572 *9,611 9,585 MS : 19,380 19,624 19,624 19,637 19,470 18,952 NC : 19,107 18,967 *18,737 19,272 18,615 18,911 OK : 6,463 6,557 6,452 6,633 6,732 6,696 PA : 3,561 3,874 3,997 *3,761 3,942 3,845 SC : 4,979 4,989 4,845 4,864 4,535 4,576 TX : 15,058 15,069 15,068 14,920 *14,807 14,827 VA : 6,621 6,620 6,617 6,617 6,617 6,609 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,857 17,395 17,250 17,403 17,277 16,316 : 19 State Total :*210,122 *211,058 *209,877 *211,014 *209,507 206,886 : Previous Year Total : 213,431 213,027 212,345 212,336 210,870 207,561 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,681 21,899 21,477 21,747 22,363 22,257 AR : 24,690 24,987 23,863 24,744 24,094 24,892 DE : 5,085 4,848 4,316 4,839 *4,722 5,579 FL : 1,953 1,876 1,836 1,450 1,535 1,704 GA : 24,641 25,248 25,325 *26,189 *26,619 26,389 KY : 5,341 5,638 5,049 5,973 *5,744 5,640 LA : 3,918 3,820 3,623 3,727 4,013 3,784 MD : 6,158 6,380 7,114 6,686 *6,908 5,566 MS : 16,014 16,506 16,036 16,655 16,786 16,759 NC : 15,019 15,110 15,140 14,834 15,174 14,877 OK : 5,276 4,818 4,471 5,461 5,651 4,119 PA : 2,639 2,676 2,729 *2,735 *2,750 2,644 SC : 4,245 3,852 4,388 4,668 3,713 4,144 TX : 12,570 12,560 12,552 12,503 12,563 12,638 VA : 5,693 5,309 5,165 5,055 *5,324 5,763 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,123 15,927 16,443 14,673 15,379 15,669 : 19 State Total : 171,046 171,454 169,527 *171,939 *173,338 172,424 : Previous Year Total : 171,004 171,336 172,385 174,118 173,320 172,818 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised